The Fabulous History of Skiing

Jan 17, 2021

0h 52m

★ 7.8

Overview

The history of skiing is an amazing journey through small and big events starring strong and avant-garde people who were not afraid to break with the prevailing social prejudices of their time and invented a new sporting discipline.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

RTS

MC4

Point Prod

ARTE GEIE

SRF

RSI

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Isabelle Caillat

Self

Yves Ballu

Self

Guillaume Desmurs

Self

Eliane Bernasocchi-Volken

Self

Dominique Perret

Self

Grégory Quin

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